OXFORD, Miss. — When Kentucky closes the regular season Saturday against Florida, there will be more at stake than just a win over the Southeastern Conference program that has more consistently challenged the Wildcats than any other over the last decade.

The race for the league title has come down to the final day, and Kentucky can ill afford a slipup if it wants to earn a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Here’s your viewing guide for a full slate of Saturday games with significant implications for Kentucky.

Tennessee at Auburn (Noon, ESPN)

Kentucky fans should be rooting against Rick Barnes and the Tennessee basketball team on Saturday.(Photo: BILL FEIG, AP)

The Vols can lock up at least a share of the regular season SEC championship with a win at Auburn but still trail LSU in the race for the SEC Tournament No. 1 seed. LSU owns the head-to-head tie-breaker with both Tennessee and Kentucky, so Tennessee’s only path to the conference tournament’s top seed is a win at Auburn combined with an LSU loss Saturday. Kentucky needs Tennessee to lose this game to keep its own hopes of a regular-season SEC title alive (ties are not broken for that honor). A Vols loss would also serve a major blow to one of Kentucky’s primary competitors for a NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed.

Florida at Kentucky (2 p.m., CBS)

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John Calipari and Kentucky have a lot on the line in Saturday's game vs. Florida.(Photo: Mike Weaver/Special to Courier Journal)

Should Kentucky lose to Florida, it might be best for Kentucky fans to find something other than basketball to watch the rest of Saturday because the other games listed here won’t matter much for John Calipari’s team. The Gators might move up in the NET the four spots needed to qualify the game as a Quadrant 1 contest (NET top-30 at home, top-50 in neutral sites and top-75 on the road) with the upset, but a sixth loss on the season would probably knock Kentucky out of the No. 1 seed race. Kentucky’s SEC Tournament seed scenarios are fairly simple at this point. A UK win and Tennessee loss makes the Wildcats the No. 2 seed. A Kentucky loss or Tennessee win (regardless of the UK outcome) makes the Wildcats the No. 3 seed.

Louisville at Virginia (4 p.m., ESPN)

Should Big Blue Nation root for its arch rival Saturday? A Louisville upset of Virginia would certainly improve the quality of Kentucky’s December win at the Yum! Center but seems unlikely to be enough to knock the Cavaliers out of a No. 1 seed. Perhaps there is a scenario where a Virginia loss to Louisville combined with a quarterfinal exit in the ACC Tournament – Virginia has locked up a double bye in Charlotte – would be enough for Kentucky to pass Virginia on the seed line and move into the No. 1 spot in the Louisville region, but that possibility is remote. It seems safe for Kentucky fans to keep rooting against the Cards.

Duke at North Carolina (6 p.m., ESPN)

UK fans don't have a dog in the fight when Duke takes on UNC.(Photo: Rob Kinnan, Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports)

Either outcome in college basketball’s most-hyped rivalry could help Kentucky. If North Carolina sweeps the regular-season series from Duke, the Tar Heels might move into pole position for a No. 1 seed, passing Kentucky for that spot, but a Duke loss would also put the Blue Devils’ No. 1 seed in jeopardy, especially if the status of star freshman Zion Williamson remains uncertain. Duke has not looked like a No. 1 seed since Williamson’s knee injury, dropping two of five games and barely beating a Wake Forest team ranked 170th nationally by KenPom.com at home Tuesday, but the resume with Williamson is better than any other team’s. North Carolina has won six straight and has not lost to a team ranked lower than 35th in the NET all season, but might have too much ground to make up for a No. 1 seed in the event of another loss.

Michigan at Michigan State (8 p.m., ESPN)

This looks like an elimination game in the race for a No. 1 seed. It’s possible Michigan State already removed itself from that conversation with a loss to Indiana last week, but the Spartans remain tied with Kentucky, Virginia and Kansas for the most Quadrant 1 victories (10) of any team in the country. Michigan, ranked one spot lower than its rival at No. 9 in the NET, lost at home to Michigan State on Feb. 24. A win here would erase that bad taste and give the Wolverines 9 Quadrant 1 victories and a resume on equal footing with Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina depending on Saturday’s other outcomes.

Vanderbilt at LSU (8:30 p.m., SEC Network)

UK fans can root for Bryce Drew and Vanderbilt this weekend.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)

LSU’s win over Florida on Wednesday ended Kentucky’s chances of earning the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament thanks to the Tigers’ controversial head-to-head win versus Kentucky earlier this season, but an LSU loss to Vanderbilt combined with a Tennessee loss at Auburn and Kentucky win over Florida would create a three-way tie for the SEC regular-season title. Of course, the LSU loss is the least likely outcome in that scenario considering Vanderbilt has yet to win an SEC game this season. If the Tigers win Saturday, they will be the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament. Even with a loss, LSU could still be the No. 1 seed if Tennessee also loses at Auburn. The Tigers will be no worse than the No. 2 seed in Nashville.

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